Education
- B.S. in Public Administration, Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, 1970.
- M.B.A. in Business Administration, College of Business, Arkansas State University, 1975.
- Ph.D. in Business Administration (Accounting, Management and Economics), Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, 1979.
- J.D. cum laude in Law, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, 1986.
- LL.M. in International Business Law, College of Law, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1992.
- LL.M. with distinction in E-Commerce Law, School of Law, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K., 2005.
- Ph.D. in E-Commerce Law, School of Law, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 2010
Professional Credentials
Accounting certifications
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
- Certified in Strategy and Competitive Analysis (CSCA)
law licenses
- State: Texas and Oklahoma
- Federal: U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas; and U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Books and Journal Articles
The E-Commerce Law Trilogy. Publisher: Xlibris, Inc., Bloomington, Indiana.
- Volume 1: E-COMMERCE LAW AROUND THE WORLD (2011)
- Volume 2: AN E-COMMERCE LAW FOR THE WORLD: THE MODEL ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (2012)
- Volume 3: CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY LAW AROUND THE WORLD (2013).
All are sold in legal bookstores and at Xlibris.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Amazon.com and numerous other online outlets.
Journal Articles:
65 refereed articles in Accounting and Law Journals.
Professional Employment, International Experience and Military Service
Professional Employment:
He was an Accountant at a wholesale furniture manufacturing company in Houston, an Employment Attorney and Litigator in Houston, and an Insurance-Defense Attorney and Litigator in Oklahoma City.
International Experience
He has traveled in 60 countries on 6 continents and worked overseas for 20 years in Japan, China, Africa and the Middle East
Military Service:
U.S. Marine Corps (4 years)